Key-ring holder



=3 1927' A. JOHNSON ET AL KEY RING HOLDER Filed Jan. 14, 1927 Jazz immPatented Aug. 23, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KEY-BING HOLDER.

Application filed January 14, 1927.

This invention relates to improvements in key ring holders adapted to beremovably attached to a belt or other article of wearing apparel, anobject being to provide a holder which is simple in construction, may bereadily attached to and removed from position and which will not presentan unsightly bulged appearance beneath the clothing.

To this end, the invention provides a holder of novel formation in whichthe belt receiving loop is closed by havingits rnenr bers flatly engagefor an appreciable distance and thus obviate danger of the holderslipping from the belt, theananner of engagement also acting toretainthe holder in place when slipped over the waistband or a garment.V The invention further provides a novel formation of key ring loop,whose members also flatly engage for an appreciable distance to securelyretain the ring in position.

lVit-h the above and other objects in view, the invention furtherincludes the following novel features and details of construction, to behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation illustrating a fragmentaryportion of a belt with the invention attached.

Figure 2 is an edge View of the invention with the belt in section.

Figure 3 is a rear view of the holder.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the same.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote corre sponding parts, the holder is shown as formed from a singlepiece'of resilient material and includes an inner bar 10 and an outerbar 11. These bars are arranged in parallelism and their opposite endsare connected by an intermediate bar 12, so that the beltreceiving loop13 is provided at one end of the holder and a key ring loop 1d at theopposite end.

The bar 12 is offset so that one portion 15 is disposed parallel withthe inner bar 10 and contacts with said bar for an appreciable distance.The loop 18 is thus securely closed, but may be'readily opened forpositioning or removing the holder. The free lel to said portion.

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end 16 of the bar 10 is preferably beveled and the adjacent portion 15of the intermediate bar 12 may be slightly offset so as to provide asubstantially smooth inner face for the holder.

The outer bar 11 engages the portion 1'? of the intermediate bar for anappreciable distance and for this purpose is arranged paral- The freeend 18 of the bar 17 is preferably curved to facilitate the insertion ofa key ring 19. A portion of the belt is indicated at 20.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description and accompanyingdrawings that the invention provides a simple inexpensive holder for keyrings which is constructed so that it is practically impossible for theholder to become accidentally dislodged from the belt or the key ringaccidentally dislodged from the holder. This is due to the manner ofengagement between the offset portions 15 and 17 of the intermediate bar12 with the bars 10 and 11 re spect-ively.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly fall Within the scope ofthe appendedclaim.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A key ring holderformed of a single strip of resilient material and comprising inner andouter parallel bars, an intermediate bar having its opposite endsconnected to the inner and outer bars and providing a belt receivingloop at one end of the holder and a key receiving loop at the oppositeend thereof, the intermediate bar being offset and having one of itsfaces flatly enx winv the inner bar for an appreciable distilnce and itsother face flatly engaging the outer bar for a relatively greaterdistance and the free end of the outer bar extending beyond the adjacentend of the belt receiving loop and having an outwardly curved extremity.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures.

' JOHN A. srDLn.

ALEX JOHNSON.

